My son owns Absolute Fitness, a personal training gym, and recently showed me a new stretch he developed for himself to help relieve back issues. As shown below, a wrap around my ankle is connected to a pulley that's attached to a weight stack. The leg is supported by a foam cylinder and the other leg is tucked up to keep the back flat on the mat. I just scootch myself back far enough to get some separation of the weight plates and lay down and relax. A few minutes and I stretch my other leg. The relief on my lower back as my leg is gently extended is remarkable. This is now part of my routine after my other exercises.
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